"In the 9th inning yesterday, Ian Happ tried to start a rally by crushing a ball to left field. At 108.5 mph off the bat and 32 degrees of launch angle, it usually results in a titanic shot, over 400 feet. However, Happ's blast didn't even come close to the warning track."
"Thanks to our friends at @WeatherApplied, we know that the wind cost him *113 feet* of distance - which is now the largest stop in the data. On a weather neutral day, that ball would've been expected to go 435 feet."
Wrigley Field experienced extreme wind, rain, and temperature drops during the game. Ian Happ hit a ball at 108.5 mph with a 32-degree launch angle, which typically results in home runs over 400 feet. However, due to the wind, the ball only traveled 320 feet. Analysis showed that the wind cost Happ's hit 113 feet of distance, making it the largest recorded impact in the data. On a neutral weather day, the ball would have been expected to travel 435 feet.
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